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Years of service. 1946–1973. James Arthur Lovell Jr. ( / ˈlʌvəl / LUV-əl; born March 25, 1928) is an American retired astronaut, naval aviator, test pilot and mechanical engineer. In 1968, as command module pilot of Apollo 8, he became, with Frank Borman and William Anders, one of the first three astronauts to fly to and orbit the Moon.
Jun 6, 2024 · James Arthur Lovell, Jr. Born: March 25, 1928, Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. (age 96) Jim Lovell (born March 25, 1928, Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.) is a U.S. astronaut of the Gemini and Apollo space programs, and was the commander of the nearly disastrous Apollo 13 flight to the Moon in 1970. Explore the timeline of the Apollo missions that led the United ...
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Apr 2, 2014 · James Arthur Lovell Jr. was born on March 25, 1928, in Cleveland, Ohio. His father, James Lovell Sr., died when Jim was only five years old. His mother, Blanche, raised her only child in Milwaukee ...
Apr 13, 2020 · The famous astronaut shares his memories of the 1970 mission that almost ended in tragedy. He talks about the objectives, the explosion, the return journey, and the legacy of Apollo 13.
Jul 24, 2023 · Lovell joined NASA in 1962 as part of its second group of astronauts. Lovell’s first space flight was Gemini 7. During Lovell’s four missions he logged 715 hours in space, a record that stood until surpassed by Skylab crew members in 1973. Lovell’s Apollo 13 crew included John L. “Jack” Swigert Jr. and Fred W. Haise Jr.
Apr 7, 2020 · Jim Lovell is an ex-NASA astronaut who flew with the Gemini and Apollo missions. He's most famous for his role as commander of the ill-fated Apollo 13 mission that so nearly ended in tragedy. At ...
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James Lovell may be best known as the commander of Apollo 13. During that April 1970 mission, the service module’s cryogenic oxygen system failed, putting the astronauts’ lives in danger.
